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John Searle (1996, page 59f ) emphasizes that all institutions are built up and
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John Rogers Searle (Denver (Colorado), 31 juli 1932) is an American philosopher and professor at the University of California in Berkeley. He is famous about is contribuitons on the field of language philosophy and the philosophy of the mind. Also Searle's his contributions to the concept of 'social reality' is important.  
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reproduced by speech acts. To be sure, not all of social life is structured by speech
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acts, and society is certainly not built up by speech acts alone. Speech acts may
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structure the metabolism of society, but the biophysical work cannot be done by words.
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* Wolfgang Zierhofer
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In the language philosophe John Searle introduces the term 'speech acts'. He says that speech acts are the base of all insitutions. The social reality is not built by speech acts alone, but it plays an important role.
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Department of Human Geography, University of Nijmegen, PO Box 9108,
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More information about speech act will be found in this link[http://geography.ruhosting.nl/index.php/Speech_act].
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NL ^ 6500 HK Nijmegen, The Netherlands; e-mail: w.zierhofer@nsm.kun.nl
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Received 24 September 2001; in revised form 28 March 2002
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Works of John Searle:
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*1969, ''Speech Acts: An essay in the philosophy of language.''
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*1971, ''The Campus War.''
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*1979, ''Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts.''
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*1983, ''Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind.''
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*1984, ''Minds, Brains and Science.''
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*1985, ''The Foundations of Illocutionary Logic, met Daniel Vanderveken.''
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*1992, ''The Rediscovery of the Mind.''
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*1995, ''The Construction of Social Reality.''
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*1997, ''The Mystery of Consciousness.''
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*1998, ''Mind, Language and Society, Philosophy in the Real World.''
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*2001, ''Rationality in Action.''
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*2001, ''Conversations with John Searle, door Gustavo Feigenbaum.''
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*2002, ''Consciousness and Language.''
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*2004, ''Mind.''
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* Zierhofer, W., ''...'' ( Department of Human Geography, University of Nijmegen, 2002)
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''See also''
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[[John Searle]]

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John Searle

John Rogers Searle (Denver (Colorado), 31 juli 1932) is an American philosopher and professor at the University of California in Berkeley. He is famous about is contribuitons on the field of language philosophy and the philosophy of the mind. Also Searle's his contributions to the concept of 'social reality' is important.

In the language philosophe John Searle introduces the term 'speech acts'. He says that speech acts are the base of all insitutions. The social reality is not built by speech acts alone, but it plays an important role. More information about speech act will be found in this link[1].

Works of John Searle:

  • 1969, Speech Acts: An essay in the philosophy of language.
  • 1971, The Campus War.
  • 1979, Expression and Meaning: Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts.
  • 1983, Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind.
  • 1984, Minds, Brains and Science.
  • 1985, The Foundations of Illocutionary Logic, met Daniel Vanderveken.
  • 1992, The Rediscovery of the Mind.
  • 1995, The Construction of Social Reality.
  • 1997, The Mystery of Consciousness.
  • 1998, Mind, Language and Society, Philosophy in the Real World.
  • 2001, Rationality in Action.
  • 2001, Conversations with John Searle, door Gustavo Feigenbaum.
  • 2002, Consciousness and Language.
  • 2004, Mind.


  • Zierhofer, W., ... ( Department of Human Geography, University of Nijmegen, 2002)


See also John Searle

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